Monthly Archives: February 2010

It’s been a few days since my surgery on Tuesday to fix my broken wrist and stabilize it using a titanium plate. Having been through a recovery process that’s quite a bit more intense than I was expecting, I am … Continue reading →

I’m happy to announce that after two horrible, painful, doped-up days following surgery on Tuesday to fix my broken wrist, I’m officially back in the world of the living.  I ended up spending Tuesday night in the hospital (apparently, sobbing … Continue reading →

First, let me share the news that will shape the next two weeks of my life: I am scheduled to get surgery tomorrow to fix my broken wrist. My doctors last Friday said the bones aren’t setting the way they’d … Continue reading →

*Editor’s note: My posts may be less frequent during the next four to six weeks because of the circumstances described below. At least for now, I’m planing to post once a week, on Monday. My comments on others’ blogs will … Continue reading →

So I broke my arm while trying out snowboarding on Friday afternoon. More details on that later. For now, I’m hunting and pecking, and wanted to share photos from what may have been the best ski day ever at Whitetail … Continue reading →

Steve and I jokingly refer to my fledgling freelance-writing business as “Amy Incorporated.” I serve as both the CEO and janitor of this company, and I took advantage of my CEO post today to make a new company policy: No … Continue reading →

It’s so obvious, the idea that we can get more enjoyment out of working out remembering that, as this month’s Runner’s World puts it, “Athletic movement provides pleasure. Enjoy it.” We do things like swim and run because they feel … Continue reading →

Saturday, one of my happiest days in recent memory, started with 45 minutes of manual labor. Steve and I left Silver Spring for our regular weekend shift volunteering for Whitetail’s Mountain Safety Team around noon on Friday, just as the … Continue reading →

You had me at Alberto Salazar. By “you,” I mean Running Times, which featured a great spread about cross-training a few months ago that included this great nugget about swimming: Alberto Salazar qualified for the Olympic team in the 10,000m … Continue reading →

Even now that I’m back in the routine of swimming regularly, having spent some time getting my head in the right place about tackling the workouts, there’s one excuse I can’t seem to beat: It’s cold, and my usual remedy … Continue reading →